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四、(核心素养·语言能力)阅读理解。
一个裁缝的“气味账单”
Old Samuel is a dressmaker and doesn't have much money. His shop is next to a French restaurant.
Every day at lunchtime,Samuel would go out of his shop and sit outside the restaurant's kitchen. There he eats his only food—the black bread,enjoying the wonderful smell coming from the kitchen.
One day,Samuel gets a bill(账单) from the owner of the restaurant,Jean-Luc. So he goes to speak to Jean-Luc. He says he doesn't buy anything from the restaurant. But Jean-Luc says,“You are enjoying the smell of our food,so you should pay for it.” Samuel doesn't want to pay. They go to Robert,the judge(法官) in their town.
Robert asks them to tell him all the things. Jean-Luc stands up and says,“Every day,this man comes and sits outside my kitchen. He smells my food when eating his. It's clear that I'm giving more value(价值) to his poor food. So he should surely pay.”
The judge looks at Samuel and says,“What do you want to say about it?”
Samuel says nothing. He just puts his hand in his pocket and rattles the coins inside.
The judge asks him,“Why do you do this?”
Samuel answers,“Well,I'm paying for the smell of the food with the sound of my money.”
1. What does Jean-Luc do?
A. He makes clothes.
B. He cooks in a restaurant.
C. He has a restaurant.
D. He helps people with their problems.
2. Why does Jean-Luc give Samuel a bill?
A. Because Samuel buys food in his restaurant.
B. Because the smell of the food costs a lot of money.
C. Because Samuel doesn't have much money.
D. Because he thinks Samuel enjoys the smell of his food.
3. What does the underlined word “rattles” in Paragraph 6 mean in Chinese?
A. 碰响
B. 抓住
C. 拿出来
D. 藏起来
4. Which of the following is true?
A. Samuel does very good business(生意).
B. Samuel is a poor man but very clever.
C. Jean-Luc is very kind to others.
D. Robert wants to help Jean-Luc because they are friends.

答案： 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B